Repurposing Reykjavík’s Geothermal Water Tanks
Reykjavík has turned a piece of functional urban infrastructure into a cultural icon in the city by repurposing geothermal waterContinue Reading
Hydroponic Food from a Repurposed Billboard: Air Orchard
Along a roadside near Lima, Peru, hydroponic food can be found in an unlikely location: at the base of aContinue Reading
Using an Airport Terminal as Urban Rooftop Farm
JetBlue’s T5 farm is a 24,000 square-foot rooftop farm at the Departures level of JFK.Continue Reading
Growing Underground: Urban Food in Abandoned Subway Tunnels
London Underground sometimes uses the phrase “Moving London” as a slogan to describe the service it provides for the city.Continue Reading
Speculative New Use of Dupont Circle, Washington D.C. and “This Could Be…” Thinking
One of the key catalysts for real resourceful change in cities is when someone looks at an existing asset withContinue Reading
Green New Deal: Creating Next Generation Urban Infrastructure by Repurposing It for New Use
By only repairing urban infrastructure, we are missing an opportunity to repurpose it for new use, making cities more resilient and livable using by using the assets already in place.Continue Reading
Food Deserts: Is Reusing Closed Post Offices as Food Distribution Centers the Answer?
First Class Meal aims to repurpose closed US Post Office buildings by using the buildings, services, and systems to address urban food insecurity.Continue Reading
Repurposing Parking Garages as Micro Housing
SCADPads are designed to maximize the potential of surplus parking garage spaces and provide affordable micro housing options in downtown areas. Continue Reading
Repurposed Bus Stops Improve Public Mental Health
By replacing advertising lights with anti-SAD light therapy bulbs in 30 city bus stops, Umeå Energi transformed functional urban infrastructure into mental health boosting units.Continue Reading
Renewable Energy Under City Streets: Generating Power from City Water Pipes
LucidPipe applies the same principles of hydroelectric dams to urban water systems, generating power from the movement of water through the city’s pipes.Continue Reading